Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 108923

Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal

Tabled: 27 January 2026
Answered: 5 February 2026
Named Day

Question

Steff Aquarone

Liberal DemocratNorth Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking with local authorities going through Local Government Reorganisation to ensure that food waste collections align with new boundaries.

Answer

Mary Creagh
Amended section 45A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 requires local authorities in England to arrange for the separate collection of food waste from all households, at least once a week. All local authorities should provide a food waste service fo...

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